Hello all,

I've been here a while and always enjoyed reading your experiences and many times have had problems solved on here. I've been making music since I was a kid, EDM more specifically, about 10 years. Nine years ago, I made one of my first tracks ever. It was probably like 4th or 5th that I actually completed. I put it on a video for fun, posted it, and then went on with my life.

Fast-forwarded to this past week, almost ten years later, I decided to back back and properly mix it. I have learned a lot in the passed decade and have since collected some outboard gear that I now utilize in the mixing process. I recorded the process, explaining what I'm doing so viewers can follow.

I really hope this is allowed. I enjoy watching these videos. I learn so much from them. It isn't too common to find such videos for EDM, as most are rock or pop. Nonetheless, I find the helpful and entertaining. NO DIALOGUE. NO SELF PROMOTION. JUST ME MIXING EMD.

Here it is. Questions and comments are always encouraged. I know there are many new beginners, so fire away.

Thank you

Hey all! Been producing for about 25 years. I feel like it's time to start sharing what I've learned, but these days i'm suuuuper offline and i'm not sure what the landscape of tutorials is like now.

How are people learning to produce these days? What's challenging for y'all? Am i too late, is everyone just learning through AI? Would love to get a bead on what the community needs - the world has changed since 2011, we just had, you know, a handful of luckydate youtube videos for reason and that was it.

I’ve listened to EDM basically my whole life but have been heavy in to the EDM community for about 5 years now. I’ve always been so inspired and in awe by every artist and their creativity.

I’ve decided that now is the time for me to finally give it a shot. I have virtually no experience with music production but I know for a fact if I put my mind to it I can be great. I’ve been searching on YouTube for instructions on how to get started on ableton to familiarize myself but I feel like the videos aren’t giving me what I need as a production newbie. I’ve spent 3 hours tonight at my desk and barely know how to add in a kick.

I want to know how some of you started your journey whether it was mentorship, classes, or truly just YouTube trial and error. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I produce melodic edm-type music but also interesting in euphoric/bass house and similar genres. I know how to produce pretty well and have an artist account on every platform, but i really want to find someone who I can learn from, or someone who wants to learn with me. I have a lot of ideas, but struggle with chords/making more unique sounds with a synth and just general know-how when it comes to spicing up a track or how to continue it past the intro and first chorus.

Anyone out here know marginally more about music production? Hit me up here or on instagram (Imbreakzero) if you would like to help me out

My artist name is BREAKZEROA PIECE OF ME by BREAKZERO if you want to look me up

For reference, the closest I've gotten to my sound would be the song I released that's linked to this post. But I also want to make music similar to ian Asher's Take Me To The Moon, Fred Again's Leavemealone and Quiereme, Ghost data's music, and even Usedcvnt's Tired Of Myself. Somewhere in a mix of all of these is where my sound is

Thoughts on this?

I’m looking at getting a new laptop since my current one just doesn’t have the CPU for ableton. I’m thinking of making the switch from windows to Mac, this would be my first MacBook so I’m not super familiar with what to look for. I’m hoping for good battery life so it’s easier to make music on the go, and decent performance without lagging/crackling etc. but also hoping not to break the bank. I’ll likely be looking for something refurbished.
What is the lowest cost option I could go for that will still perform well?

at 1:45
where it said "uh, i love it when you turn up the bass"
i saw it in multiple songs already but i cant rly find the exact sample online or where its from
anyone help...

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We recreated the Bass sound from 'Chlorine' by Twenty One Pilots on our free Synth Primer. 

This remake is specifically recreating the patch heard at this timestamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlEvTozqAWk&start=40 . Other parts of the song may vary the sound or notes.

And here are the key ingredients:

Voices: Mono
Osc1: Wave (Saw), Vol (100%)
Unison: Osc (All), Voice Count (4), Detune Range (5 Cents), Stereo Spread (100%)

Amp Env: Attack (230ms), Decay (5750ms), Sustain (0%), Release (20ms)

Filter: Type (Low Pass), Cutoff (70%), Key Tracking (50%)

Reverb: Mix (20%), Size (Medium)

Find the full recipe and download the presets: https://www.syntorial.com/preset-recipe/twenty-one-pilots-chlorine-bass/?

Novice here - any basic advice (or direction towards relevant sources) appreciated.

I'm aiming to make a song in Ableton and have ripped some of my own vinyl records into Audacity and then Ableton. I've isolated loads of short motifs - be it breakbeat sections that I'll chop up and loop, string sections, orchestra stabs etc. etc. (I've also downloaded a load of other FLAC & WAV breakbeat loops sourced from Soul, Funk & Jazz songs which I believe are also vinyl rips).

Particularly in the case of drums/breakbeat. Whilst I've reordered particular parts of the break to make them my own pattern, I don't want to chop up every single stroke/note in the break to process it individually as this stops these milliseconds-apart strokes flowing into each other (each instrument is overlaid over each other anyway so I'm not sure how I'd do that, and I want to avoid using AI).

I'd like to be able to amalgamate different break samples together as well in a way that will feel somewhat coherent.

As well there are points where I had to cut samples short because in the original sample/song another instrument starts to play over it, though now the end of the sample sounds really abrupt - this happens especially when chopping up breaks. Wondering if I could use reverb to emulate a longer release on these samples? I've tried but it didn't sound right.

I'm new to mixing, and if possible would like to just go about this with as few non-Ableton stock plug-ins as possible.

Any mixing fundamentals and tips appreciated, thank you in advance <3

I have been using a MacBook Pro with Logic Pro and OdioOne headphones (cheap starter amazon) for a year. I’ve waited to buy an upgrade in gear until I was sure about this hobby.

I have now purchased:

Sennheiser open backed headphones

M Audio M Track audio interface

A USB C port (to plug in the audio interface, and other pieces of gear I will buy in the future [midi-keyboard, mic, already have a guitar I can plug in and make samples]).

What are some some ways I can best utilize what I’ve purchased? What are some pieces of gear you would have bought sooner?

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2:50

Its so brr yummy! Bonus points for help on the lead coming before the chorus or really any insight on these sounds at all. Thank you!

I have a spare Full HD 42" (1080p) LCD TV that I’m no longer using, and I’m considering setting it up behind my existing monitors as a third, larger display for my music production setup.

It would sit a few inches farther away than my main monitors, so I probably wouldn’t use it for anything that requires precise interaction, like arranging or editing. Instead, I’m thinking about using it to keep certain things visible while working in Ableton Live.

For example, I could dedicate it to metering plugins, spectrum analyzers, loudness meters, reference tracks, or other plugins that I’d like to keep open without cluttering my main screens.

However, I’m not sure whether this would actually improve my workflow or if I’d end up barely using it.

For those of you with multi-monitor music production setups:

* Would a larger screen dedicated to metering and analysis tools be useful in practice?

* Is Full HD resolution sufficient for this kind of use, especially when sitting a bit farther away?

* Are there any particular plugins or tools that benefit from having their own dedicated screen?

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I've been making electronic music for a while now, but I'm finding it increasingly difficult to figure out exactly what kind of music I want to create.

My tastes are quite varied, although there's definitely a common thread. I love the dreamy, nostalgic atmosphere of synthwave, the warmth and textures of downtempo and lo-fi electronica, and the darker, more haunting qualities of ambient music. Recently, I've also been exploring wave and wave trap, which seem to combine a lot of the elements I enjoy.

I think what attracts me most to music is atmosphere. I love melancholic, hypnotic, spacious sounds that evoke a particular feeling. Something that feels nostalgic, slightly unsettling, but still beautiful.

The problem is that whenever I start making something, I seem to drift between genres without really settling on anything. I'll create something atmospheric that I love, but as I develop it, the original mood often disappears. Sometimes things become too upbeat, too busy or just sound like fairly generic electronic music.

I'm not necessarily looking to fit neatly into one genre, but I'd love to develop a sound that feels consistent and recognisably my own.

Has anyone else experienced this? How did you eventually find your direction? Did you consciously focus on a particular style, or did your sound develop naturally over time?

Edit: I think this got removed because someone asked for a link to a song. I won't be doing that again.

I'm learning edm production by remaking songs, but I find very hard to find the correct drums samples (kicks, snares...) that are the same/similar to the reference track. At the moment I scroll through every sample in my sample packs but I never find similar samples because they are specific for a genre. Should I use splice to research? Are there other tools that can find samples by analysing the reference?

My daw is ableton and I know how to use it, I just have no musical background and it’s very frustrating. Like does anyone know if it would be worth it to audit a music theory course? Any video recommendations? I watch tutorials and they barely help. I know genuinely nothing and it’s very very frustrating not being able to produce the sounds I have in my head.

I’m a blind music producer and singer, mainly making house, trap, reggaeton, afrobeat and other genres.. I’ve made quite a few producer friends online over the years, which is great. But one thing I’ve often struggled with is finding producer friends in real life.

I don’t live in a major music hub like London, LA or New York, so opportunities to meet other producers aren’t exactly everywhere. I’m also not really a nightlife person. I don’t drink or smoke, and clubs, bars and nightlife settings aren’t really my thing. I’ve been to bars and clubs before, but I’ve often found the acoustics terrible for actually striking up conversations. I also have very acute hearing, so the noise levels can be particularly overwhelming. There’s also a lot of reliance on visual cues in those environments, which can make socialising more difficult for me as a blind person.

I was also a member of a university DJ society for several years, attending meetups on a weekly basis. Unfortunately, I found the atmosphere quite cliquey and superficially welcoming. People were generally friendly during the meetings, but most of those connections never really developed into friendships outside the society. Eventually, after years of attending, I decided to call it quits, which was regrettable because I’d genuinely hoped to find a sense of community there.

I know a lot of networking in electronic music happens through gigs, DJ events and nightlife, but I’d much rather hang out with another producer during the day, make some beats, exchange ideas, talk about music, or just have friends locally who share that passion, and not just another networking event. A lot of the music scene where I live locally is mostly centered around cover bands and pub gigs, singer songwriter type stuff, with very few in person music production meetups that I have been able to find.

It’s a strange feeling having this whole community of people online who understand what you do, but not really having that same community offline. Would love to hear other people’s experiences.

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I have shaperbox, I initially started doing side chaining with that, but somewhere down the line started using a glue compressor as a sidechain for my bass and kick.

Getting mixed reviews on if that makes sense to do.

I keep the attack and release fast and then the ratio is set at 4 usually. Turn the threshold extremely low and then sometimes turn the makeup up, or automate it for some sound design stuff. Usually reducing the gain by 5-10 db.

I’m 9 months into producing and don’t want to be doing it the wrong way and get used to that.

Here is a song I’m working on that using the glue compressor as sidechain. I can’t hear an issue, my bass is quiet tho, I’m in the mixing stage so it won’t stay that way I just generally struggle with low end being a new producer.

https://on.soundcloud.com/C9sjPKyOOGYmOkhm5T

Just launched a free suite of six plugins I built for bass music. Open source, no paywall, no sign-up.

- YOI-BOI – talking bass synth

- BACK-SCRATCH – tempo-synced scratch patterns

- SHIFTY – zero-latency formant shifter

- THROW-UP – mid-bass reverb throws

- ENERGY HARVESTER – tape stops, brakes and rewinds that land on the beat

- STUTTER-STEP – swing gate with per-step slap delay

Mac (VST3 + AU, Apple Silicon) and Windows (VST3).

Download + source: GitHub

Feedback and bug reports welcome.

There’s this dubstep track I heard in a mix that’s been unreleased for at least 3 years. It’s a dubstep remix of a pretty well-known garage track, presumably made by a fairly big dubstep producer.

I honestly don’t think it’s ever going to get released, since I’ve only ever heard it in that one mix.

The track seemed relatively easy to recreate, so I figured I’d give it a shot. I’ve actually gotten pretty far with the production, but now I’m wondering: How much of a dick move would it be to play my recreation at my own DJ gigs?

I wouldn’t release it or claim it as my own original track, and considering the kind of gigs I play, I highly doubt anyone in the crowd would even recognize it.

But still, how bad should I feel about doing this?

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I'm going back to clipper + limiter on all tracks. Fucking hate depth, this bihh gona sound flat as fuck.